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Etymology. Prior to 1769, Botetourt County and successor counties in the Colony of Virginia, whose geographical extent was south of the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers beyond the Appalachian Mountains, became known to European Americans as Kentucky (or Kentucke) country. It was named for the Kentucky River, a tributary of the Ohio. [12]
History of Kentucky. The prehistory and history of Kentucky span thousands of years, and have been influenced by the state's diverse geography and central location. Archaeological evidence of human occupation in Kentucky begins approximately 9,500 BCE.
Kentucky, often written “Kentucke” in the early days of exploration, is a state whose name origins are shrouded in mystery and controversy. It is clearly derived from a Native American word, but which tribe’s language produced it is a matter of speculation.
Origin of Kentucky State Name. Kentuck is derived from an Iroquoian word "Ken-tah-ten" meaning "land of tomorrow". Kentucky comes from the Wyandot Indian name for "plain" in reference to the central plains of the state.
10 Οκτ 2017 · Kentucky. U.S. state (admitted 1792), earlier a county of Virginia (organized 1776); the name is of Iroquois or Shawnee origin, perhaps a Wyandot (Iroquoian) word meaning "meadow" (compare Seneca geda'geh "at the field"); the original use in English seems to have been the river name; the native use perhaps was first in reference to a village in ...
Origin of Kentucky’s name is from the Kentucky River, which was named by early explorers. The origin of the name “Kentucky” is not entirely clear, but it is believed to have Native American roots.
List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States. Map showing the source languages/language families of state names. The fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the five inhabited U.S. territories, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have taken their names from a wide variety of languages.
